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Couriers and Messengers salary in New Jersey

The median couriers and messengers in New Jersey earns $40,870 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,748 a month.

10th percentile
$34,150
25th percentile
$37,680
Median percentile
$40,870
75th percentile
$45,830
90th percentile
$51,590

Based on 2,100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,976 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,870
Federal income tax−$2,724
Social Security + Medicare−$3,127
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,044
Monthly take-home$2,748
Every two weeks$1,268

Does it go far here?

$37,563Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All couriers and messengers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey